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Property from a North American Private Collection

Bernard Buffet

Clown au petit chapeau jaune

Auction Closed

March 3, 05:01 PM GMT

Estimate

250,000 - 350,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a North American Private Collection

Bernard Buffet

1928 - 1999

Clown au petit chapeau jaune


signed Bernard Buffet (upper left) and dated 1996 (upper right)

oil on canvas

73.1 by 54.2cm., 28¾ by 21⅜in.

Framed: 89.3 by 70.3cm., 35⅛ by 27⅝in.

Painted in 1996.


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Maurice Garnier.

Galerie Maurice Garnier, Paris
Private Collection, Germany
Private Collection (acquired from the above. Sold: Christie's, New York, 6th November 2014, lot 489)
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner